My First Report On Morning 7s After A Long Break

 Date:26/10/2025

RIG: Yaesu FT891  Antenna End Feed End Fed

Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri,NL56hi

Latitude: 26° 20' 31" N

Longitude:090° 39' 34" E

Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Radio Stations)

Special symbols etc used for this report:

All time mentioned  in Indian Standard Time(ist), all signal report as per S meter reading when copy is perfect or near perfect, sometimes by ear  report  but all reports as per RST scale  (with human touch/error) 

> indicating onwards 

amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale ,

Location of the station mentioned in first bracket where possible, 

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Report No.1

7050kHz lsb

WX:Almost clear sky, pale early morning sunshine

0611-0632ist 

Noise level S3-S5 

0611ist >VU2RZA (Chennai) S9 5dB, VU3EHC (Warangal) no copy , 4S6RAV (Colombo) no copy, VU2SMS (Belgaum) poor(0620ist>), VU3MES (?) 46 With QSB, 

0624ist>VU2RZA S9,VU2OBR (Salem) S7, VU3MES poor some parts copied only, 0628,ist>VU3DCG(Coimbatore) poor, VU2RZA S7-S9, VU3IZH, VU3GWN etc  NO COPY, 0631ist>VU2JF (Rajkot) S6, VU2RZA S7-S9, 

0632ist>VU2XBP (Guwahati) breaking S9, not copied by anyone perhaps,

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Report No.2 

7090kHz lsb 

0810ist >VU3NYV (Shillong) on CQ call S9,noise level S1 

0815ist> VU3NYV CQ call S9-S7 

0823ist>VU22AR (Guwahati) S6 slight QSB, VU3NYV S9 

0827ist> VU22AR S6 slight QSB, VU3NYV S9 slight QSB,

0830ist>VU22AR S3, VU3NYV S7-S9 

MONITORING ENDED 0831ist

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Report No.3

7145kHz lsb 

0831-0838ist>S21RW (Khulna) S7-S5, VU2TKC (Uttarpara,Kolkata) S7-S8,

noise level S1

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Report No.4

7090kHz lsb

0838ist>VU2EII (Naharlagun) S9, VU22AR (Guwahati) S7, VU2YUK (Aizawl) S7 slight QSB, VU3NYV (Shillong) S9

Let's enjoy  the video clip of VU2YUK from Aizawl  in QSO with VU2EII from Naharlagun ..recorded perhaps after 0839ist ...

0844ist>VU2YUK S7-S8, VU3NYV S9 slight QSB, VU22AR S7 (0846ist>)

0848-0853ist>VU3NYV S9, VU22AR S8 QSB 

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On Monitor's Possible QSD :

Besides all the stations mentioned,there might be a few stations,I forgot to mention & also a few stations might be left as  I could not copy them at all,all these logs were a rough diary of what I heard.There may errors here and there as I am preparing this reception logs from rough notes written while monitoring.

More reports/observations plus more amateur radio related news etc soon.

73 

DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) 

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

After A Long Break....

 I am very sorry I could not post my reports/observations etc on my blog on amateur radio plus on other subjects for a few months.But I have maintained rough drafts of amateur radio stations heard. Here all have been put on my monitoring table.

All reports/monitoring observations have been kept in my file.
From today, I will be active on my blog with regular posts.

73 

DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) 

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

New Horizon Amateur Radio Monitoring Cum News Bulletin

Here is a few amateur radio monitoring informations which I like to share with you all.

RIG: Yaesu FT891 Antenna:Long Wire End Fed

Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri,NL56hi

Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)

Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:

All time mentioned  in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch on some cases)

> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale .

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Report No.1

Date:04/07/25

WX:partly cloudy, sunshine sometimes,..hot & humid

7145kHz lsb

0745-0800ist 

9N1CA (near Kathmandu?) S9-S7, S21RW (Khulna) S7-S9 with QSB 

0836-0845ist

VU3NVL(Near Kolkata) S3-S5, VU3LGT S5-S7 

All perfect readibily 5

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Report No.2

Date:09/07/25

7145kHz lsb

0813-0816ist 

VU2TKC S5-S7, S21RW S5 QSB 

Both  heard with perfect readibiltity 

14200kHz usb

0816ist>0817

VU2TKC S4 , S21RW NOT HEARD,

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Report No.3

Date:10/07/25

7145kHz lsb

0748ist>VU2DLU S7-S9, S21RW (Khulna) S9

Both perfect copy

0750ist>VU2UWO S3, VU2DLU S7-S9, S21RW S7,

0752ist>S21RW S7-S9, VU2DLU S5-S6, 

Noise Level S1,

0756ist>VU2DLU CALLING S7, S21RW CALLING, 9N1CA CALLING S7, NO COPY OF 9N1CA BY OTHERS ..

(Monitor's Note:S21RW disclosed he would be out of station for atleast three weeks & dismantling all his antennas. A step in the right direction )

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More Monitoring reports etc soon.

DE VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

New Horizon BCDX Bulletin Special Release

Here is a few radio broardcasting related news plus reception  updates which I like to share with of you.
For All The Monitoring 

RIG Used:Yaesu FT 891 Ext Antenna: End Fed Long Wire

Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri (Assam)(India)

BBCWS To South Asia on 9750kHz ex 9670kHz:

As per information posted in facebook group, BBC World Sevice in English has changed its one of the frequencies during 0000-0200utc to South Asia from 9670kHz to 9750kHz.

On February 16th morning I did check the reception here in my place at Abhayapuri from 0025-0106utc and it was S9 over 20dB.I guess it is still being relayed from Tashkent,Uzbekistan. And also the transmission is gong on parallel 12095kHz (via Oman Relay) with also good reception overall.

Here is a few links to the audio files recorded on 16th instant.

on 9750kHz..

0029utc:

 https://app.box.com/s/4wfdmr9kxpi5yv2tyjreejqu73au9iqj

0100utc:

https://app.box.com/s/4jgxddl92yva2p5hxivmyifhot1z3rz5

On 12095kHz around 0106utc

https://app.box.com/s/3ba04ef6f0bdq3vjbddpjs4z4nqmg37k

No Signal Of Wavescan Via Reach Beyond Australia On July 13th:

It was a very surprising to me when I found no trace of Wavescan, The Global DX Program produced at WRMI Florida,USA on 11870kHz from transmitter site of Reach Beyond Australia  from 1400utc onwards on sunday ,July 13th.I discontinued monitoring later.Later, our BCDX specialist from Hyderabad also reported faint signal there of the transmission.Lets hope for better propagation condition this sunday i.e.today ..July 20th.

As a reminder, Wavescan is now on air on sundays only from Reach Beyond Australia's transmitter site Kununurra(KNX)(100kW)

 Primarily To India ,1400-1430utc 11870kHz

 Primarily To Japan, 2230-2300utc 17650kHz 

I used to hear on 11870kHz with good reception.But on 17650kHz to Japan during 2230-2300utc, nothing was audible here at my place as per my monitoring for a few sundays.

Akashvani Guwahati With Vividh Bharati Programs In Assamese:

After a long gap, from July Ist , Akashvani Guwahati's Vividh Bharati channel on 100.8MHz is again airing Vividh Bharati Programs in Assamese on two time slots.I forget to note down the time slots.Will let you know later.

Akashvani Shillong on 864kHz:

Here is a latest recording of Akashvani Shillong on 864kHz which I recorded around 0218utc on July 19th and here is the audio file link:

https://app.box.com/s/2zpi02ds6qveehj4cuh5rfx3mohxnwzj

More observations//monitoring reports etc etc soon.

73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)

12345 Howrah Guwahati Saraighat Express With Electric Loco

 On the Morning of June 27th ..around 0632ist on a bright sunday morning I spotted  at my home town, for the first time in my railfan log , an electric loco  WAP7 37272 HWH powering 12345 Howrah Guwahati Saraighat Express(Via Goalpara Town) ...

With Best Wishes

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

From Abhayapuri Monitoring My 7s In The Morning On The Ist Of The Instant

Date:July 1,2025

RIG:Yaesu FT891 Antenna:Long Wire End Fed

Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri,NL56hi

Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)

Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:

All time mentioned  in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch on some cases)

> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale .

WX:Sunshine, partly. Cloudy ..

7145kHz lsb

0758ist>9N1CA (near Kathmandu?) on CQ call S7 perfect copy 

Noise level S2-S3 

7070kHz lsb

0800ist> VU3DUK (Guwahati)ON CQ CALL S5 perfect copy..

NOISE LEVEL S1-S2 

7090kHz lsb

0812ist>VU3NYV (Shillong) calling strong signal S6 heard twice- once on test mode ..1 2 3..calling ., noise level S1, Heard another station calling very weak ..even weaker than CARELESS WHISPER..HI HI..might be OM  VU3DUK ..CALLING .because I copied one word DELTA....

7145kHz lsb

0815ist>VU3ICT (Kolkata)POOR Signal  BUT just COPIED , 9N1CA S3 QSB, VU3LGT(Asansol) S7-S9..perfect copy

Noise level S1 

0818ist>VU3LGT S7-S9, 9N1CA S5-S3,both perfectly copied

0820ist>VU3LGT S5 QSB, VU3ICT S5 QSB, 9N1CA S5 QSB, all three perfectly copied  (0822ist>)

0827ist>9N1CA S6 QSB slight, VU3LGT S4 , VU3ICT S7(0829ist>), all perfectly copied

0830ist All QSY to 14195kHz usb at the suggestion of 9N1CA..

14195kHz usb 

0830ist>nothing copied..perhaps they also did not copy each other.

More such monitoring reports/amateur radio related news/informations etc from time to time

DE VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

My 7s This Week In The Morning At Abhayapuri

RIG: Yaesu FT891 Antenna:Long Wire End Fed

Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri,NL56hi

Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)

Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:

All time mentioned  in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch on some cases)

> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale .

Date:21/05/25

7145kHz lsb

QRN Noise S2-S3

0800ist>VU2TKC(Kolkata) 57,VU3OII(North 24 Paragana) 55-56

Monitored ended around 0801ist

Date:22/05/25

WX:Cloudy,wet overnight heavy rain

7145kHz lsb

Noise Level:S1-S2

0758ist >VU3LGT(Asansol) 57,VU3DUK(Guwahati) poor,

S21HA(Ishwarde) (0759ist>) 55

VU2OWB (Khashpur) breaking call 55 & 

from 0801ist> VU2OWB 54-55,VU3LGT 57,

VU3DUK not heard,S21HA 55

0803ist>S21HA 53,VU3LGT 55-57,VU2OWB 55 QSB,

0804ist>VU2ZOC(Kolkata) 59,VU3LGT 57 QSB,VU2OWB 55

Monitored upto 0807ist

7095kHz lsb

0807ist>VU3NYV(Shillong) 57,VU3DUK 53 

0810ist>VU3NYV 59-57, VU3DUK very weak, difficult to copy 

0812ist>VU3DUK 55-54, VU3NYV 58 slight QSB

Date:23/05/25

7145kHz lsb

from 0750ist onwards or on other time also I have heard this type of noise on 7145kHz here.Here is a recording of that noise around 0753ist on 7145kHz lsb..

The link:

https://app.box.com/s/b8vz1vie085ayfe7lfxgygzdtk9ab7fq

On some frequencies on 40m amateur band this type of noise can be audible in the morning. 

Date:24/05/25

WX:Partly cloudy,sunshine

On 7095kHz lsb perhaps

Noise Level:S1-S2

0747ist>VU3DUK?(Guwahati) 43 33 on CQ call heard once

7145kHz

0755ist>VU3SAQ (Kolkata) on CQ call from time to time 57-59

Noise Level slightly higher S2-S3

7095kHz lsb

Noise Level:S1

0757-0759ist>VU3DUK very weak,VU3NYV(Shillong) 55-57 with his sBITX 25W maximum with horizontal dipole,

7070kHz lsb

Noise Level:S1

0807-0811ist>VU3HZW(Guwahati) S9 over 10dB maximum with easy uBITX pumping between 35-40W with inverted V dipole, VU3NYV S9 over 5dB maximum,both perfect copy

7145kHz lsb

0812-0820ist

VU3SAQ 59, VU3LGT(Asansol) 55

Monitor's Possible QSD:

There may errors here and there as I am preparing this reception logs from rough notes written while monitoring.

                                                     Postcard From Abhayapuri

More reports/observations plus more amateur radio related news etc soon.

73 

DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) 

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)